Review structure of executive branch

Match the following pieces of the executive branch to the picture.

• Approves appointments.

• President

• Head of the federal executive branch.

• Departments and agencies

• Advises the president.

• Senate

• Work on 1 of the jobs of the President

• 
• Runs one part of President's job.

• 

What is the BEST title to replace the question mark in the center of this graphic?

• Presidential Powers
• Agencies and Commissions
• Executive Departments in the Cabinet
• Executive Branch

Congress must approve the President's appointments (members of the Cabinet, federal judges). This is an example of what?

• checks and balances
• representative government
• rule of law
• reserved powers

Which of the following is NOT part of the Executive Branch

• House of Representatives
• Departments
• Agencies and Commissions
• Vice President

A person who is involved in the law-making process is called a...

• Legislator

• Foreigner

• Diplomat

• Justice

A group that creates and enforces rules regarding a service or product is called...

• Foreign Affairs

• Cabinet

• Electoral College

• Regulatory Agency/Commission

The heads of the 15 executive departments and the President's closest advisers are called...

• The Electoral College

• The Cabinet

• The Legislators

• The Senate

The role of the Executive Branch is to _____ the laws.

• Interpret

• Carry Out

• Break

• Create

Answer explanation

The structure of the Executive Branch (along with the powers granted to the president) can be found in _____ of the U.S. Constitution.

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Article IV

Answer explanation

The numerous departments and agencies that implement and administer laws at all levels of the federal government.

• The Federal Cabinet
• The Federal Bureaucracy
• The Federal Commission
• Federalism